In a world both strengthened and corrupted by love, what remains true?

So many people, over so many centuries, have tried to define love. but have they really?

Are we all romanced by the thought of ever-lasting love, the happily-ever-afters, and the promises and hopes that sappy love stories bring? Are we seeking some kind of solace that the world isn’t as cruel as it really is?

How can love be black and white, when sometimes you love without reason; and in rarer times, with unconditionality?